Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition license¶

A license is a software authorization certificate used to authorize the use of a software product. When deploying Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition, you need to add a license to start it. This document describes the license information on Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition.

Precautions¶

If the license file is not deployed, Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition cannot be started.

Do not modify the license file, otherwise the license will become invalid.

If the license is about to expire, send email to inquiry@vesoft.com to apply for renewal.

The transition period after the license expires is 14 days:
- If you start the Enterprise Edition within 30 days before the license expires or on the day the license expires, a log will be printed as a reminder.
- The license can still be used for 14 days after it expires.
- If the license has expired for 14 days, you will not be able to start the Enterprise Edition, and a log will be printed as a reminder.

Obtain a Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition license¶

Send email to inquiry@vesoft.com to apply for a Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition license.

Note

You can apply online for a 30-day free trial of Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition.

License description¶

Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition license is a file named nebula.license that contains the following information:

----------License Content Start----------
{
  "vendor": "vesoft",
  "organization": "doc",
  "issuedDate": "2022-06-06T16:00:00.000Z",
  "expirationDate": "2023-05-31T15:59:59.000Z",
  "product": "nebula_graph_dashboard",
  "version": ">=3.2.0",
  "licenseType": "enterprise",
  "gracePeriod": 14,
  "clusterCode": "BAIAEAiAQAAG"
}
----------License Content End----------

----------License Key Start----------
Rrjip5cxxxxxxxxxxxxx5zKoQ==
----------License Key End----------

The license file contains information such as issuedDate and expirationDate. The description is as follows.

Parameter	Description
`vendor`	The supplier.
`organization`	The username.
`issuedDate`	The date that the license is issued.
`expirationDate`	The date that the license expires.
`product`	The product type. The product type of Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition is `nebula_graph_dashboard`.
`version`	The version information.
`licenseType`	The license type (a reserved parameter), including `enterprise`, `samll_bussiness`, `pro`, and `individual`.
`gracePeriod`	The buffer time (in days) for the service to continue to be used after the license expires, and the service will be stopped after the buffer period. The trial version of license has no buffer period after expiration and the default value of this parameter is 0.
`clusterCode`	The user's hardware information, which is also the unique identifier of the cluster. This parameter is not available in the trial version of the license.

Use a Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition license¶

For how to use a Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition license, see Deploy Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition.

Renew a Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition license¶

Follow the steps below to renew your Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition license.

Email us at inquiry@vesoft.com to apply for a new Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition license file nebula.license.
In the Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition installation directory, such as /usr/local/nebula-explorer, replace the old license file with the new one.

Note

You cannot log into Nebula Dashboard Enterprise Edition once the license expires. To avoid business interruptions, please renew your license in time.

Last update: July 20, 2022